Merrimack’s #1

Posted on November 21, 2011 by christoph131

I know that this does not mean much to most people, but the Merrimack College Hockey team is now the #1 team in the country. Being that most of our followers probably do not follow Hockey East (the toughest division in the country) most will think that this isn’t a big deal. Well it is! For a school that has less than 2000 students in it, being ahead of teams such as BC, BU, Northeastern, and Minnesota is pretty amazing. So anyone who doesn’t care, and would rather hear something else about the Penn St. scandal or how LSU and Alabama are 1-2 again, go read ESPN. Warriors.

Moment of Silence

Posted on November 18, 2011 by christoph131

Aside from this next story being about Woman’s Basketball (which in itself is a joke) it is a time to be serious. Last night, the college world lost Oklahoma State Girls’ basketball head coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna in a devastating plane crash in which there were no survivors. Coach Budke had just opened up his 7^th season as the head coach with a big win in their first game. He is best known for turning a winless team into a conference contender over the past few years. Last season, he led his girls to their first top-10 finish in school history. They are saying that it could take up to 9 months to determine the cause of the crash. Take a minute out of your day and be thankful for what you have and pray for the families and friends who are close to these victims.

Is there anything else to write about?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by christoph131

I know that everyone is getting sick of the NBA lockout and Penn St. scandal stories, but let’s face it, the rest of the sports world is pretty boring right now unless someone gets shot or something (praying for a Yankee or Jet player). News surfaced yesterday that they have no police record from assistant coach Mike Mcqueary about the alleged assaults on a 10 year old boy. However, it is rumored that the university officers knew of this and also might have ignored it to an extent. The whole situation is becoming more annoying and more confusing with every new piece of evidence introduced. Maybe they should burn down the school and start from scratch? As long as they kill Sandusky first. I see this as the only viable option to be able to push this out of the news.

On a side note: #9 Pittsburg loses to Long Beach State which is downright hilarious.. that would be like the Red Sox losing to the Orioles (Sorry Nons). How about we make the NCAA the new NBA seeing as the players don’t all care about making an extra million dollars and owners don’t exist.

Shoot ’em Up

Posted on November 16, 2011 by christoph131

The big story of today is about multiple athletes from the New York area partying in a night club where multiple shots were fired. This begs the question: Why couldn’t Eli have been there? My theory is that Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg again and everyone went crazy. Either that or people were still bitter that both the Jets and Giants lost this weekend and found out that both of their quarterbacks are grossly overrated. Soon after beginning to write this, I realized that only good athletes were allowed to be in the night club. (Kemba Walker, Shane Battier, John Wall, Russell Westbrook) Too bad they didn’t have any games to play…

Coach K Making History

Posted on November 15, 2011 by christoph131

Coach K of the Duke men’s basketball team looks to become the winningest coach in Division 1 Men’s Basketball tonight against Michigan State. Although I am by no means a Duke fan, I respect the way he coaches because he can win championships and doesn’t feel the need to talk smack. In other words, the total opposite of Rex Ryan’s style of losing and putting his foot in his mouth. (No pun intended, but completely intended)

He looks to win his 903^rd game and pass Bob Knight with help from his new star, Austin Rivers. So for one night, and one night only, I will be rooting for the Blue Devils. Hey, if it weren’t for GayGay Reddick I may have started liking them a long time ago.

Penn St. Update

Posted on November 15, 2011 by christoph131

Should Jo Pa have been fired? While at breakfast, two of my friends say yes, the other two of us say no. Sandusky claims that Joe Paterno had never came to him directly to tell him to stop touching little boys (because for some reason he couldn’t figure this one out on his own). How can you believe anything Sandusky says after a quote like this:

“I have horsed around with kids. I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.”

He then goes on to say “I shouldn’t have showered with those kids.” Probably should have thought about that while you were in the locker room buddy. I could write down all of the things that I think should happen to him, if not for the fact that he would enjoy the majority of them.

Anyways, I think that anyone with multiple decades of service to a University should have the chance to explain their side of the story, especially when nothing has happened to the Board Of Directors (the same board that Paterno brought this news to all those years ago). They are just as guilty as him, if not more so. What do you guys think?